com/products/fawlty-towers-remastered-special-edition-15371 3888108896304 Fawlty Towers Remastered: Special Edition 49. Highlights of this third disc are the interview with John Cleese (who is showing his age a bit ;-)) and the “Torquay Tourist Guide” which is more of a “how it all started” filmed in a documentary style, it is around twelve minutes duration. Many of these extras are holdovers from the previous DVD set, which "Fawlty Towers" fans will already be familiar with: the audio commentaries on all episodes by John Howard Davies (Season One) and Bob Spiers (Season Two), Interviews with John Cleese (52:49), Andrew Sachs (24:57) and Prunella Scales (7:49), "Torquay Tourist Office" (11:38), the Cheap Tatty Review (0:58), Outtakes (1:33), and "Helpful Staff"/"Guest Registry", which lead to amusingly outdated narrated filmographies.

Apparently they contacted the living relatives of Donald Sinclair (the inspiration for Basil), but none would appear in the film stating that Donald had been unfairly portrayed in the past.In ‘Waldorf Salad’, some newly-arrived American guests’ request for transatlantic cuisine does not go down well with Basil in the kitchen. Fans of the series shouldn't worry though; it may not look better, but it doesn't look any worse than it ever has (a DVDTalk forum member mentions that it's brighter, which might be true, but all I have is my memory of the last DVD; I don't have it here to compare directly).

The Builders' sees Basil in hot water with Sybil when he employs an unreliable Irish labourer to do some work in the hotel lobby. There is also one easter egg (2:28), which is also from the old DVD and shouldn't take too long to find. The Germans' sees Basil failing to cope with a fire drill and the arrival of some German guests while Sybil is in hospital. The Out Takes are a bit disappointing, in my opinion; there are only eight or so, none of which are as good as you might hope.There are rare photographs and exclusive contributions from John Cleese and Connie Booth, which help to form a guide for fans of the series. In 'A Touch of Class', Basil's quest for a better class of clientele seems to have succeeded with the arrival at the hotel of Lord Melbury. The Germans' sees Basil failing to cope with a fire drill and the arrival of some German guests while Sybil is in hospital - 'Don't mention the war - I did once, but I think I got away with it! Fawlty Towers" is a good show, although its reputation has a tendency to get blown out of proportion (for instance, actor David Kelly proclaims in the extras that Basil Fawlty is "the funniest character ever broadcast on television anywhere in the world").

It's a nice inclusion, but fans should be careful not to let Booth's participation be the defining reason to pick the set up. To mark its 30th anniversary, all 12 episodes of John Cleese and Connie Booth's highly successful comedy series, set in a Torquay hotel, have been remastered.It contains the complete two series of the 1975-1979 hotel-themed comedy programme "Fawlty Towers" which is written by John Cleese and Connie Booth and which stars John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs and Connie Booth on four video cassettes with all twelve episodes of the entire show in six episodes each on two seperate discs in the set and the third disc contains special features. The Extras disc in the DVD box set contains a "hidden" short film clip, this page has more details and shows exactly how to access this item. These tracks aren't wall-to-wall anecdotes or technical behind-the-scenes information, but more like what you'd expect if you knew John Cleese and sat down with him to watch the entire series. In ‘A Touch of Class’, Basil’s quest for a better class of clientele seems to have succeeded with the arrival at the hotel of Lord Melbury (Michael Gwynn). There are also biographies of the principle actor’s previous and subsequent careers, as well as details of the shows conception and development, and the guest stars that appeared on the show.

I feel this booklet could have been much better, it's a bit short but I suppose the extras on the third disc make up for it a bit. Catalogue Number: BBCDVD1072, DVD Region 2 coding in PAL format, Subtitles (other than English): French, German and Dutch, Picture Format 4:3, DVD release date: 19 November 2001. This Special Edition marks the 30th anniversary of one of the greatest situation comedies British television has ever seen. The Kipper and the Corpse’ finds Basil and Manuel trying to dispose of a dead body without any of the guests noticing. This is done with the normal sound reduced a bit in the background with the director commenting over the top.

The other first impression is that the box set and inner box is made of cardboard (albeit rigid and laminated) so might get a bit tatty after a while — especially if yours is going to get a lot of handling — a rigid plastic case would have been much better. Yes, it's fun to watch Cleese get frustrated, and each time he does he contorts himself into new and unusual positions, but at the end of the day, it's still essentially the same joke.